Baby mekong catfish? can anyone id please

[Predator Fish UK]

Hi,just bought this fish as a baby mekong catfish

he is about 6"


but im not so sure


they look very similar to pengasius/shark cat fish

the pic isnt very good i know- i will try upload a better one as soon as i can.

does anyone know how to make a positive i.d. of a baby Mekong

ive looked on the net and there is hardly any photos of small ones- just 10ft monsters!!

Thanks Max

 

[Johnnylightning]

You got ripped off mekong LOL.

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[Predator Fish UK]

No thats the thing i want to know if i got a bargain or not.

just skeptical as they are very rare to buy in the hobby and hard to distinguish.

cant find any info on them either.
ive had a few paroon/ irridesent sharks and it is noticeably different to them

£50 i paid- which if it is the 'real deal- baby mekong-im sure you will agree is a bargain!!

 

[Predator Fish UK]

The guy i bought it from said it had gone from 2" to 6" in less than a month and eaten a few of his smaller fish
so judging by that info then there is a good chance it might be

 

[Redbellypiranha]

thats a id shark

 

[ecoli73]

Iridescent shark it is


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[Predator Fish UK]

ive had 3 id sharks at similar size and it is totally different from them

 

[Predator Fish UK]

i dont think anyone can give a 100% positive id from this picture

the pic is from the advert from the guy i bought it off. I have a professional slr camera- i will get some accurate pics tomorrow

 

[krichardson]

i dont think anyone can give a 100% positive id from this picture.

Wishful thinking perhaps but the fish in that picture is clearly an irredecent shark.



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[Predator Fish UK]

Im keeping my fingers crossed lol

but if it turns out not to be a giant mekong baby then i will be getting my money back put it that way!!-

i think judging by the comments and how rare they are , im having doubts